Marshall Islands (Tier 2 Watch List) The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included funding an international organization to provide some anti-trafficking training to officials and an NGO to provide …
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As former Acting Assistant Secretary for the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, International Human Rights Day holds special significance for me. I was pleased to see the various activities in the Marshall Islands during the 16 Days of Activism, some of which I participated in personally, and which the Embassy …
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Sixty-nine years ago today, in the aftermath of World War II, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to recognize and elevate the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all individuals, and that these rights are the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world. For those who …
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